Although the retransmission-consent negotiations between Journal Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable appear to have reached a stalemate, a loophole will allow WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) to remain on the cable service through the end of the ratings sweeps period.

Singles Scorecard is back! Finally! So I went on paternity leave for most of June (twin girls! Ava and Mia!), then jumped right back in time for Summerfest. Now that the Big Gig is behind us for another year, its time to get back to some of those features.

Thirty-two years ago, the East Town Association wanted Cathedral Square residents and businesses to feel the tender love and care that only a free festival could provide.

The idea birthed Bastille Days, a free, four-day celebration to commemorate French National Day — when the "storming of the bastille" started the French Revolution to overthrow Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's absolute monarchy in 1789. | July 10, 2013»Read Full Article(7)

Nearly every culture has its own dumpling. “Dumpling Diversity,” the final event in “The Settlement Cook Book Project,” will let guests explore this comfort food in its many guises at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

Among the luminaries and celebrities planning to come to Milwaukee for the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary, one name stands out: Erik Estrada.

The former "CHiPs" star, who rode a motorcycle to celebrity, will participate in one of four charitable-focused rides with the House of Harley-Davidson dealership, 6221 W. Layton Ave. His ride will benefit Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS). Look for "Ponch" on August 29 and a Ponch look-alike contest that morning. | July 10, 2013»Read Full Article(1)

Ana Hansa-Ogren moved to Milwaukee two years ago, with sculptor and designer Nadeem Mesbah, and took to remodeling the top floor of a Catholic school in Bay View. The space at St. Augustine's, once home to 7th and 8th graders, with its Terrazzo floors, tiled walls and large windows has been transormed into a studio and home. Soon, the pair will begin hosting one-person exhibitions and dialogues about art featuring national and regional artists.

In the meantime, Hansa-Ogren, an artist and curator, has a solo exhibition called "How To Find a New Land," which opens Saturday at No Bones Projects, 133 Pittsburgh, Suite 407. No Bones is a project space established last year by Billy Dimmit that places an emphasis on experimentation, self exploration and personal experience. Hansa-Ogren has been intimately involved in developing the collaboration at No Bones. | July 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

A vacant lot on downtown Milwaukee's Park East strip could become a World Cup party site next summer, under a proposal pending before the County Board.

Nomadic Ventures Inc., a group led by restaurant and tavern operator Mike Eitel, wants a short-term lease for two blocks owned by Milwaukee County, north of W. Juneau Ave., between N. 4th and N. 6th streets. | July 10, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(115)